November 26 Thanksgiving Rides

[smilingcat]

Mimi,

You guys are amazing. And your husband is an animal

happy holidays.

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Mimi's post and Mr. R's enthusiasm got me going so I went for an easy ride later in the afternoon. Very warm and very dry. Emptied out my water bottles. LaGrange club rider rode by and joined me for part of the ride. He was going to turkey dinner in Orange county. 50 miles from where we were. He was very pleasant and I enjoyed riding with the young man.

[7rider]

Ralieghdon's avatars are FAMOUS on BikeJournal!!
I'm sure that 3rd picture will soon show up there, yes?
Well, I have to hand it to you guys for riding. I guess out in your neck o' the woods, you take it that the rain just comes with the territory.
DH and I woke up bright and early, expecting to ride the N2 to Poolesville today. A good "tummy emptier" as a friend said, to prepare for the holiday. But, our 3 days of rain had ended with a dense fog advisory this morning. Wet roads. Low visibility. Every traffic camera we checked was socked in with fog. Hmmmmm....maybe a later ride would be good. But...we ended up giving in to riding the rollers. I added some time on the rowing machine and ski machine and some free weights add as an added measure.
Happy Thanksgiving, all.

[Biciclista]

7 rider, i have all the gear. Rain pants with booties; wool knickers and wool kneesocks underneath
Wool bra, wool longsleeved teeshirt underneath my jersey and showers pass raincoat. Wool liner gloves under wool gloves.
Little wool hat that covers my ears. Sit all that on a Brooks saddle, and you're good so long as temperatures are above freezing.

I don't like riding in fog either.

[NbyNW]

Mimi, your ride report makes me homesick for Seattle.
Happy Thanksgiving!

[Selkie]

DH and I woke up bright and early, expecting to ride the N2 to Poolesville today. A good "tummy emptier" as a friend said, to prepare for the holiday. But, our 3 days of rain had ended with a dense fog advisory this morning. Wet roads. Low visibility. Every traffic camera we checked was socked in with fog. Hmmmmm....maybe a later ride would be good. But...we ended up giving in to riding the rollers. I added some time on the rowing machine and ski machine and some free weights add as an added measure.
Happy Thanksgiving, all.

7 - I attempted to ride in that pea soup.... let the house before sunrise and could not see (despite my L&M super bright headlight--tried low, medium, high beam and nothing cut through it). I was getting soaked but more importantly, it was deadly dangerous particularly with the wet pavement & leaves. I abandoned the ride after about 12 miles and came home for some Have Mercy, The Sequel on my trainer!

It's now after 16:00 and still a bit soupy. So much for the predicted sunshine that would burn off the fog. And the final indignity---MORE RAIN predicted for tonite, then it's turning cold.

I'm planning to spend a long session in the pool tomorrow morning and do a recovery session with Coach Troy (ABB VI is becoming a favorite). Post-Thanksgiving Brick Workout. I did lots of carbo loading, as I loooove mashed potatoes!!!! And I had three slices of TE pi (new shorts! saved a bundle)

Hope everyone had a great T'giving and those of you who could ride outside, I hope your rides were excellent. Mimi, congrats on meeting your goal. I hope you celebrated w/one of those donuts.

[azfiddle]

Hey Mimi- that sounds like an adventure and a half. My husband & I went out for 24 mile ride up to the Tucson foothills this morning, but our weather was much more congenial. It was mild though breezy, with some gusts between 20 and 30.

Speaking of bikes in the shop, I was happy to be back on my road bike today, which had been in the shop to get a cable replaced. They didn't call me to say it ready, so I was compelled to try out my recently acquired 1983 Nishiki mixte on my mid-week rides. For a 25 year old bike it was surprisingly easy and enjoyable to ride.

Sharon

[HillSlugger]

Ralieghdon's avatars are FAMOUS on BikeJournal!!
I'm sure that 3rd picture will soon show up there, yes?
Well, I have to hand it to you guys for riding. I guess out in your neck o' the woods, you take it that the rain just comes with the territory.
DH and I woke up bright and early, expecting to ride the N2 to Poolesville today. A good "tummy emptier" as a friend said, to prepare for the holiday. But, our 3 days of rain had ended with a dense fog advisory this morning. Wet roads. Low visibility. Every traffic camera we checked was socked in with fog. Hmmmmm....maybe a later ride would be good. But...we ended up giving in to riding the rollers. I added some time on the rowing machine and ski machine and some free weights add as an added measure.
Happy Thanksgiving, all.

I actually started a ride but decided it was way too foggy to be safe. Didn't feel like riding the trainer or the rollers so I logged a whopping 2.5 miles

[owlice]

Wool bra?????